University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 37 - Relativity - Problems - Discussion Questions - Page 1247: Q37.7

Answer

The events will be simultaneous in all frames.

Work Step by Step

The two events are really just one event, so they occur at the same time to every observer. Mathematically, in equation 37.21, the Lorentz transformation, t=t' if x = 0. The time interval is zero in every frame.
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